Title:Who profits from trade facilitation initiatives?Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M.; SHEPHERD, BenDate:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/49; Global Governance Programme-55; Global EconomicsAbstract:Extensive research has demonstrated the existence of large potential welfare gains from trade facilitation—measures to reduce the overall costs of the international movement of goods. From an equity perspective an important ...

Title:Revitalizing the global trading system : what could the G20 do?Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M.Date:2016Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2016/28; Global Governance Programme-218; Global EconomicsAbstract:Since 2008, G20 leaders have repeatedly committed themselves not to resort to protectionism and to conclude WTO negotiations expeditiously. The jury is out on the extent to which they lived up to the first promise; they ...